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beaver

[bee-ver] / ˈbi vər /


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"One beaver wetland won't solve all of our drought problems," he said.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Forestry England's Richard Boles said they initially thought the female beaver had given birth to only one kit, before video footage revealed there were two more.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Soccer fans visiting a very large gas station for the first time… carry-on BBQ sandwiches & beaver nuggets?

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

In October 2007, while scouring Google Earth, he discovered the largest beaver dam on the planet—a 2,700-foot-long structure in northern Alberta with a 17-acre lake backed up behind it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

The beaver took them along the water and up to a dense section of forest that jutted into the pond.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown

The name is thought to come from the time of year when beavers were particularly active, preparing their lodges and storing food ahead of winter.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

"We'll be seeing a little bit more resilience to drought in those areas where the beavers might end up living."

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Two beavers released on Exmoor to 'reduce floods'

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Flooding two years ago during Hurricane Helene swept beavers inland from the Ogeechee River.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

They trapped and hunted moose, caribou, otters, and beavers; they speared fish and clams and mussels.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

If Musk had quietly beavered away on something that might have helped, that would have been one thing, but that isn’t Musk’s style – he happily admits to his own arrogance.

From The Guardian Jul. 17, 2018

For two months, they beavered away at the problem.

From Slate Jun. 9, 2014

There were issues of "privacy" and "commercial confidentiality" here apparently, as big hackers beavered away untouched.

From The Guardian Jul. 28, 2013

"They have beavered away trying this and trying that and the formulations have changed over the last 50 years, but not radically."

From BBC Apr. 11, 2011

He is a most industrious small chopper, and the other day gnawed down, or as the children call it, "beavered" down, a misshapen tulip tree, which was about fifty feet high.

From Letters to His Children by Theodore Roosevelt

I didn’t set out to leverage AI, beavering away in the background while I sleep, to set my priorities every morning, and even help me regulate my physical and mental health.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Adam Le Doux, the creator of the game-making software, was working as a programmer at Microsoft while beavering away on creative projects in his spare time.

From The Verge Mar. 7, 2022

Hewlett, meanwhile, has been beavering away at his home in Paris.

From BBC Dec. 9, 2020

After the success of Latin Grammy-nominated single Otro Trago, be sure that he’s beavering away on the song of the summer.

From The Guardian Dec. 27, 2019

Thank'ee, Hurry; thank'ee, with all my heart—but I do a little beavering for myself as occasions offer.

From The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper




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